Aaron Clark

Aaron Clark (16 October 1787-2 August 1861) was Mayor of New York City (W) from 1837 to 1839 (succeeding Cornelius Lawrence and preceding Isaac Varian).

Biography
Aaron Clark was born in Worthington, Massachusetts in 1787, and he grew up in Pawlet, Vermont before attending college in Schenectady, New York. Clark fought in the War of 1812 before moving to Albany, and he served as clerk of the New York State Assembly from 1814 to 1820. He later moved to New York City to engage in business pursuits, and he became an alderman. He served as Mayor from 1837 to 1839, and he supported the construction of shipping piers to provide jobs during the Panic of 1837. However, his policies favored the rich, leading to his loss in the 1839 election. He died in Brooklyn in 1861.